Elastic self-supporting hose



Jan. 1, 1929.

J. MOTTUR ELASTIC SELF SUPPORTING HOSE Filed June 19, 1926 Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

UNITED STATES- JOSEPH Mormon, or BROOKLYN, NEW some ELASTIC 'snnr-surronrme nosn.

Application filed-June is, 1926. Serial No. 117,054.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to such articles of apparel as are constructed of knit fabric and in tubular form. The invention is herein illustrated embodied in a hose, but it is within the purview of the invention to embody the salient features thereof in other articles of the general character above mentioned.

It is an object of the invention to provide an article of the character mentioned which shall be self-sustaining or supporting.

With reference to the embodiment illustrated, it is an object of the invention to provide a hose which shall be wholly self-supporting and which will afford the utmost of comfort and service to the wearer.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a hose of the character mentioned wherein .is embodied an elastic portion of suitable dimensions to produce a suflicient binding action to maintain the hose in the proper position, and yet which will not be a source of discomfort to the wearerthereof.

A further object resides in the construction of the contractable top portion whereby the said contracting or gripping portions are constituted by alternate fibre and elastic walls whereby the gripping is eflected largely by the tension placed upon the fabric portions.

the provision of an additional circular elastic band adjoining the top portion of the hose and secured to or made integral with the elastic portions above mentioned. y Further objects and important characteristics of the invention will appear from the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation showing theinvention in the manner in which it is applied. I

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in side elevation of the hose shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on a horizontal line-passing through the top ofthe hose of Figures land 2.

Fig; 4 is a. developed plan view of the top portion of the hose showing the relationship of the alternate fabric and elastic portions.

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of a somewhat modified form of the invention, embodying the features of the other construction and having certain features in addition thereto.

' Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the elastic A further object of the invention resides in small dimensions associated therewith.

portions employed in the hose' illustrated in Figure 5.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the reference character 1 designates the body portion and 2, the foot portion of a hose.60 either of conventional or of any preferred form. The up er portion of this hose is formed or provi ed with openings in the side walls thereof, constituting thereby separate front and rear walls 4 and 3 respectively {the said walls being formed in the usual manner as extensions of the body portion 1. These lateral openings are provided with'elastic portions 5 which may either be formed therein by known processes of knitting or formed separately and thereafter secured therein by stitching or in any other suitable manner. The, location of these elastic portions and their relation to the fabric walls to which they are secured is quite clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4. By referring to Figure 3 it will be seen that a hose of this character when in use will have the front and rear walls 4 and 3 thereof placed under an appreciable tension by the elastic inserts, whereby the entire top structure is adapted to firmly grip the limb of the wearer. .It will be noted that the gripping action is not confined to the elastic portion alone but is distributed s'ubstantially uniformly over'the entire tubular 5 top structure. Thus the gripping portion is of very large area and consequently does not exert an uncomfortable pressure on any portion of the wearers limb. This feature is regarded as of outstanding importance over structures wherein the gripping action is confined to a relatively small area such for example as in the case of the ordinary stocking supporter or in hose having elastic bands of The somewhat modifed form of the invention shown in Figures 5 and 6 embodies the features of the form described above and in addition there-to embody a circular elastic band adjacent to the upper edge of the top of the hose and secured to or formed with the downwardly extending elastic inserts. In these figures the reference character 10 designates the body of the hose and numerals 11 and 12 designate the rear and front portions respectively. The numeral 13 designates the elastic inserts corresponding to numbered portions 57in the other figures, these inserts however are formed with or have secured thereto the circular elastic band 14. This 119 diameter of the hose top with the elastic inserts thereof in relaxed condition. The band 14 may be secured to the upper edges of the fabric walls 11 and 12 or may be left entirely free therefrom. It is also contemplated that the band 14 may be secured to the upper edge of wall 12 and left entirely free of the upper edge ofwall 11 or vice versa. In case the band14 is secured to the front .wall 12 but left free of the rear wall 11, the rear portion of the band may be employed in the manner of a garter by pulling it upwardly from the upper ed e of the hose, and in case both the front an rear portions of the band are left free, they may both be moved upwardly to enhance the gripping efi'ect. With the band secured to the top of the hose at both the front and rear portions thereof it will be seen that the gripping effect will be greatest in the immediate vicinity of the band and that the gripping action is thus increased.

While the inventionis herein shown as bein embodied in a hose, it is to be understoo that the invention contemplates thev embodiment thereof in other articles of this general character and that the present dis closure is merely illustrative of a sin le possible embodiment. For example the eatures of the invention may be embodied in either the sleeves or legs of body garments, in gloves,

wristlets and many different forms of bandages for medical purposes.

The-application of the present invention is specifically contemplated in connection with womens and childrens hose as well as golf and other sport hose in addition to the conventional mens half hose herein shown.

The elastic portions may be formed of any suitable material and by any suitable process but it is preferred that the same be of knit construction similar to that now employed in the manufacture of garters and other elastic wearing apparel. It has been found advantageous to employ a knit elastic material of relatively fine texture in order to avoid chafin and other discomfort.

aving now fully described my invention with relation to an illustrative embodiment thereof and pointed out the most advantageous manner of producing and using the same, what I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In an article of the class described, a hose having the usual body portion, a top having a section removed from the wall thereof and an elastic insert secured to said wall in lieu of the removedcportion, a circular elastic band secured to said insert and having its lower iadge loosely resting upon the top edge of the iose.

2; In an article of the class described, a hose having the usual body portion, a top portion having sections removed from opposed portions of the wall thereof, constituting thereby, opposed openings and arcuate wall'sections, an elastic insert in each said opening, and connecting said wall sections and a wide frictionipping elastic band loosely resting upon t eupper edge of said -of said openings and secured to the said front and rear arcuate walls, the circumferential dimensions of the hose thus formed being substantially the same as those of the original unaltered hose, and a circular elastic gripping band having an edge superimposed on the top of said arcua-te walls and inserts and secured to the latter.

' JOSEPH MOTTUR. 

